Front End Engineer

St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesFull-time

Our Engineering team is lean, yet effective. As a Front End Engineer, you will be responsible for the client side of our service. Your primary focus will be to implement a complete user interface in the form of a desktop web app, with a focus on performance. You will be responsible for building a world class front end using modern, best practices. You will be a key member of the product team helping us shape and improve the visualization of our SaaS platform for our thousands of users.

Responsibilities:

Delivering a complete front end application

Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop

Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS

Coordinating the workflow between the engineering team

Cooperating with the Java Engineers in the process of building the RESTful API

3 to 4 years work experience

Communicating with external web services

Skills & Qualifications:

Proficiency with JavaScript and HTML5

Deep knowledge of any or a combination of AngularJS, EmberJS, ReactJS, RequireJS or similar practices and commonly used modules based on extensive work experience

Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system

Who we are:

Label Insight was founded with the mission of helping consumers understand what’s in the products they use and consume. Today, our world class, venture backed, SaaS data platform is solving transparency for the entire industry. Our unique team is made up of talented engineers and data scientists, who work alongside food science and nutrition experts and product formulation specialists, who enable the enriched attribution capability of our tools. We’ve also attracted top senior executive talent with decades of leadership experience to help manage our rapid growth and scale.

Our Values:

Transparency: We’re transparent and open about our work.

Collaboration: We’re team players. We support and trust our co-workers, celebrate each other’s wins and learn from each other’s failures. We work to create an environment where everyone can thrive.

Iterationand Innovation: We’re not afraid to challenge assumptions, make suggestions for better solutions, try new ideas, or take smart risks. We challenge the status quo, and feel safe to make mistakes knowing we can learn from them rather than repeat them.

Intellectual Honesty and Humility: We pursue the best answer, not proving ourselves right. We are aware of our own biases and admit when we’re wrong. We’re willing to ask for help when we need it.

Accountability: We take responsibility for our own work quality, problems and solutions, and how our actions affect those around us.

Quality Driven: We strive for quality in our work and our approach to our role. We make data-driven decisions.